The document describes the giant jellyfish Stygiomedusa gigantea. It lives in the deep ocean and has an umbrella-shaped head up to 1.5 meters wide and tentacles up to 6 meters long. Since its discovery in 1910, it has only been seen 115 times, most recently in Mexico in 2009 when scientists filmed it for the first time in its natural habitat 1500 meters deep. The giant jellyfish has a symbiotic relationship with a fish that cleans it and is not eaten in return.
The document describes the giant jellyfish Stygiomedusa gigantea. It lives in the deep ocean and has an umbrella-shaped head up to 1.5 meters wide and tentacles up to 6 meters long. Since its discovery in 1910, it has only been seen 115 times, most recently in Mexico in 2009 when scientists filmed it for the first time in its natural habitat 1500 meters deep. The giant jellyfish has a symbiotic relationship with a fish that cleans it and is not eaten in return.
The document describes the giant jellyfish Stygiomedusa gigantea. It lives in the deep ocean and has an umbrella-shaped head up to 1.5 meters wide and tentacles up to 6 meters long. Since its discovery in 1910, it has only been seen 115 times, most recently in Mexico in 2009 when scientists filmed it for the first time in its natural habitat 1500 meters deep. The giant jellyfish has a symbiotic relationship with a fish that cleans it and is not eaten in return.
lives in the deep ocean. Its scientific name is Stygiomedusa gigantea. It is carnivore Its body is brown and is formed by an umbrellashaped head that can grow till one and a half meter width and four tentacles of six meters long.
Did you know?
It was discovered in 1910 and since then it was only seen 115 times. Its tentacles doesnt give hives, it uses it for catch its victims. It was seen all over the world . It has a symbiotic fish that cleans it and the giant jellyfish doesnt eat it.
Last News
The last time it was seen
was in Mexico on may 19th of 2009. It was the first time that the scientifics film it in its natural habitat (1500 meters deep). The film was made by the Snake Project that united scientificts from differents specialities.
Other Acuatic Monsters
Giant Squid. It can be as big as a whale.
Borron Fish.
Fisherman Fish. It was seen in the movie finding Nemo.
Axe Fish. It of 2-5 and 12 meter long
Elf Shark.
Hairy Toad Fish.
You can find it in Mediterranean and Atlantic ocean